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·November 21, 2022·4 min read

Transgender Youth and Teens More Likely to Have Sleep Disorders

Teens and young adults who are transgender are four times more likely to suffer from sleep disorders than their peers.

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·May 23, 2022·1 min read

Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy Has a Positive Impact on Well-Being

Researchers report that gender-affirming hormone therapy improves both physical and psychological satisfaction for those who use the treatment to attain their true gender identity.

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·March 6, 2022·6 min read

Transgender Youth on Puberty Blockers and Gender-Affirming Hormones Have Lower Rates of Depression and Suicidal Thoughts

Social support, in addition to access to gender-affirming hormones and puberty blockers, helps reduce depression and suicidal ideation in young transgender people.

Featured Neuroscience

·February 17, 2020·4 min read

How many gender subtypes exist in the brain?

Combining fMRI and behavioral data, researchers examined gender identity in cisgender and transgender individuals using a new machine learning algorithm. The AI identified at least nine dimensions of brain-gender variation.

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·February 5, 2020·7 min read

Gene variants provide insight into brain and body incongruence in transgender

Study reports twenty-one variants in nineteen genes have been found in estrogen signaling pathways in the brains of transgender individuals.

Autism Featured Neuroscience

·July 16, 2019·3 min read

Non-binary link to autism

Non-binary and transgender people have a higher risk of autism, a new study reports. The risk is significantly higher for those who were assigned the female gender at birth.

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·April 7, 2019·5 min read

Transgender men and women may have higher heart attack risk

Transgender men have a four times higher risk of heart attack than cisgender women, and twice the rate of heart attack than cisgender males. For transgender women, the risk of heart attack is twice the risk as in cisgender women. However, there is no significant difference in risk between transgender women and cisgender males.

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·May 29, 2016·3 min read

Exploring Gender Perception Via Speech

According the researchers, some vocal qualities deemed as feminine can overlap with acoustic cues for clear speech.

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·April 1, 2016·5 min read

Higher Rates of Mental Health Problems in Transgender Veterans

A new study reports than among veterans who identify as transgender, 90 percent have at least one mental health diagnosis.

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·October 9, 2015·3 min read

Sex Reassignment Hormone Treatments Alter Brain Chemistry

A new study reports sex hormones taken by those undergoing gender reassignment can alter brain chemistry and increase risk for mood disorders, especially in men transitioning into women.